BLC12 - iPad Apps For Creativity

Background Knowledge - iPad 101

• Internet Browsing
• Safari tabs
• Safari bookmarks
• Searching for Apps?
• Installing Apps
• Deleting Apps

Creativity

• Creativity Requires Time
• Creator vs. Revisor
• [Some] Schools Kill Creativity
• Digging Deeper
  • What counts as creativity?
  • What does creativity look like in learning?
  • How does creativity relate to Innovation? 
(Sustaining, Breakout, Disruptive)
  • Can a revisor/remixer be as creative as the creator?
  • Does "playing" Minecraft count as creativity? Angry Birds?
  • Are we more creative working alone or together?
  • Can creativity be taught?

App Exploration

• iPad
• BLC12 - iPad Apps For Creativity - Participant App List
• Submit your app via this Google Doc
• See the apps others submitted - Results
• Activity Questions/Reflections

App Affordances & Constraints

• Affordances & Constraints Chart
  • AffordancesConstraintsChart.pages (editable on iPads with the Pages app)
  • AffordancesConstraintsChart.pdf (editable on iPads with a PDF program like iAnnotate or printable from a computer if necessary)
• More App Review Tools (rubrics, checklists, etc.)
• Activity Questions/Reflections

App Classification

• Bloom's Taxonomy Revised
• Google Doc for App Classification with Bloom's
• Google Doc Results
• Digging Deeper
  • Does "creativity" require more time? How does that fit with our test prep culture?
• More Resources
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps
  • Flipping Bloom's Taxonomy
  • K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy

Apptivity Classification

• SAMR
• Apptivities
  • Elementary
    • A Lesson At The Zoo: Enhancing Field Trips with iPads & Annotated Fieldtrip
      • Students use iPads to document (photos, interviews, notes, videos), review and publish field trip experience
    • VoiceThread Docents on the iPads- App: VoiceThread
      • Students use iPads to engage in research, documentation, threaded discussion and reflection, as they teach others about reptiles.
    • iPads (or other devices) and Literature Circles – co-starring Edmodo
      • Students use iPads to enhance, simplfy and streamline the Lit Circle process.
  • Secondary
    • Math How-To Videos
      • Students use iPads to create videos that explain a mathematical concept, conjecture, algorithm, or game in the style of the Khan Academy, etc.
    • Photabulary - Episode 2 (archived copy- lower quality)
      • Students use iPads to create photo glossaries using TypeDrawing and Keynote.
    • iPads (or other devices) and Literature Circles – co-starring Edmodo
      • Students use iPads to enhance, simplfy and streamline the Lit Circle process.

• Digging Deeper
  • Should SAMR be viewed more as a continuum?
  • Is Redefinition easier to imagine outside of the classroom/school/schoolday?
  • Is Redefinition different for a 20+ year teacher with little tech experience versus a 20+ year teacher comfortable and experienced with a wide variety of technologies and activities, versus a new teacher who is a "digital native" with classroom technology versus a new teacher who only uses technology for personal use?
  • How does SAMR compare to other models? ETaP, LoTi, Arizona Technology Integration Matrix, or Florida Technology Integration Matrix
  • Is anytime/anywhere access to the internet through mobile devices an element that could be used for redefinition?
  • Maker Movement - Interesting to think of this as redefinition, though it is a return to the past in some senses. Still, think about what opportunities new/cheaper tools allow in addition to the worldwide sharing that is accompanying the movement.
  • Could "augmented reality" apps and "alternative reality games" be used for redefinition?

Apptivity Exploration & Tweaks

• Apptivities
  • Annotexting - iBooks or pdf app that allows highlighting and note taking
  • The Case of the Cheesecake Thief!
  • Infographic (page 4) - App: Pages, Comic Life, 123 Charts
  • iPads (or other devices) and Literature Circles – co-starring Edmodo
  • A Lesson At The Zoo: Enhancing Field Trips with iPads & Annotated Fieldtrip
  • Literary Analysis with iBooks
  • Math How-To "Videos" - App: ShowMe, Explain Everything or ScreenChomp
  • Math Learning Stations
  • Modern Language [or Reading] Fluency Portfolio - App: iTalk Recorder & Tumblr
  • Photabulary (Episode 2) - App: TypeDrawing
  • Student Led Blogging - Blog, Email, Skype, Twitter, Voicethread
  • Vocabulary Memorization - App: Flashcards Deluxe
  • VoiceThread Docents on the iPads - App: VoiceThread
  • Animating and Explaining Cell Division- Apps: Explain Everything, iMotion, iMovie
  • The Encyclopedia Game
  • Collections
    • Apptivities
    • How to Create a Collaborative Class eBook
    • iPad Apps & Activities
    • iPads In Education - Part 1 & Part 2
    • The iPad Learning Studio
    • techchef4u lessons on pinterest or techchef4u
    • Six Examples of iPad Integration in the 1:1 Classroom (High School)
    • 10 iPad ideas for Senior School English
  • BalancEdTech Activities (most could easily be modified for iPads)
• How would you tweak these apptivities to score higher on SAMR or Bloom's?
  • Google Doc for Apptivity Tweaks
  • Google Doc Results

Other Resources

• TPaCK
• Global Collaboration Resources

Session Reflection

• http://blc.vxcommunity.com/Issue/11314
• What new or lingering questions have surfaced during this session?
• What ideas have you head that you can take back and begin implementing in the first 5 daysl?